Credit Requirements
A total of 90 hours above the B.S. degree or 60 hours above an M.S. is required,
including credit hours for the Ph.D. thesis.
Core Requirements
All candidates for the Ph.D. Degree are required to
complete the following courses:
Comprehensive Examination
A Ph.D. student must take the comprehensive examination
within one year of residence after completion of the required
coursework. The comprehensive examination covers the content
of the four core courses described above.
Foreign Language Requirement
Candidates must pass an examination demonstrating
reading knowledge of one foreign language, usually French, German,
or Russian, before they take the qualifying examination.
Other languages may be substituted subject to recommendation
of the student's committee and approval of the Graduate Committee.
Qualifying Examination
The student must pass an oral qualifying exam over
the area of specialization for their graduate study. This exam
covers the material on a reading list presented to the student
by their advisory committee.
Its purpose is to test the student's
readiness to begin thesis work.
Thesis Proposal
An outline of the proposed thesis research must be
presented to the student's advisory committee for approval. A
written proposal is then filed with the Graduate College.
Thesis
A thesis must be written according to Graduate College
guidelines. The thesis consists of an original research contribution
in Mathematics.
Graduate College Requirements
All requirements listed in the
University catalog
must be satisfied.